February 13, 2006
'GREEN' INDUSTRY - EX-FED BIG'S BOOK MAY HIT CLINTON $$ TERRITORY
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amAlan Greenspan is showing his exuberance. The ex-chairman of the Federal Reserve - who has been taking heat for cashing in on the lecture and dinner circuit less than two...
OFFICE READS
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amTHE BOOK OF NO By Susan Newman McGraw-Hill, $14.95 NO, nein, non, nyet. There are countless ways to say it - but no matter which language you're speaking, somehow it's...
SHE'S IN THE MONEY - PERFORMANCE ARTIST HOPES CASH REGISTERS WITH AUDIENCE
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amTHEY say art can be rewarding. Sara Juli is ready to prove it, offering her life savings - in $20, $50 and $100 bills - to her audience. For "The...
AL FRANKEN FOR SENATOR
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amAL Franken, the "Saturday Night Live" alum and Bill O'Reilly nemesis, is inching closer to a run for the U.S. Senate in 2008. Franken, who has a daily radio show...
STARR REPORT
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amTLC's auto zone Chris Jacobs, the co-host of TLC's "Overhaulin', " has heard the comparisons of his show to MTV's "Pimp My Ride." A lot. "The comparisons are drawn by...
WILD, WILD WEST - WHEN NASTY NEIGHBORS AND HURRICANES HIT 'REAL WORLD'
February 13, 2006 | 5:00am'THE Real World" became all too real this year for the cast of the latest edition of the long-running MTV reality show. Between the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the power...
TALKING BEDS - IT'S HIGH NOON FOR 'INSIDE EDITION' HOST
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amONCE vilified as the blond upstart who elbowed out NBC's "Today" host Jane Pauley back in the early 1990s, Deborah Norville has taken years to come back. But back she...
'SPA'RTNERS IN CRIME - POST PAMPERS PETS FOR BUSTING FAKE VET
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amThe dog-and-cat team that helped nab a fake veterinarian got a purr-fect reward - The Post took them for a day of luxurious pampering at a top animal spa. Burt,...
DEMS WIELD LONG KNIVES - BATTLE FOR PATERSON'S POST
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amA HALF-DOZEN state Senate Democrats are viciously stabbing each other in the back as they jockey to succeed Minority Leader David Paterson, Eliot Spitzer's choice for lieutenant governor, insiders say...
CONDI HITS BACK OVER HILL'S GIBE
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday fired back at Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's ridicule of the White House for failing to nab Osama bin Laden, pointing out that...
BABY VROOMERS - REVVED-UP MIDDLE-AGERS HORNIER THAN EVER
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amThe oldest baby boomers will turn 60 this year, and they're not slowing down - enjoying more sex and having more noncommittal relationships than ever before, a study reveals. More...
ABRAMOFF'S BUSH PIC 'GENUINE'
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - The White House yesterday confirmed the authenticity of a published photo showing President Bush with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff and one of his Indian-tribe clients. The photo shows...
LOVE HELPS A WOMAN KEEP SLIM
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amA woman's weight is dictated by her love life - or lack of it - a new study suggests. Some 66 percent of those surveyed by Weight Watchers said their...
FOUR STABBED AFTER CONEY I. BAR BRAWL
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amA Brooklyn teen was charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing two Staten Island college students and two others outside a Coney Island nightclub after a gang brawl early Saturday....
MAG EXEC WAS MURDERED: COPS
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amA magazine exec's death after a champagne birthday bash at the trendy Happy Ending nightclub last month was murder, police said yesterday. Chonley Butler, 29, died of blunt-impact head trauma,...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amBROOKLYN * A woman has been arrested for terrorizing her landlord and superintendent with a knife after she got angry over the noise they were making while working on her...
FIRE AND ICE - QNS. INFERNO AMID STORM
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amAbout 170 firefighters sped through the early-morning snow yesterday to battle a four-alarm blaze threatening to destroy a commercial building in Queens. The fire struck the one-story brick structure at...
WEIRD BUT WED - MANSON & BURGUNDY BRIDE IN ZANY NUPS
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amForget about a white wedding - when shock rocker Marilyn Manson and stripper Dita Von Teese tied the knot, the ghostly bride wore purple. The kooky couple marched down the...
HOPES DIM FOR SHARON
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amJERUSALEM - Hopes faded yesterday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon would wake from his coma, after the ailing leader underwent emergency surgery to remove nearly two feet of his...
FDNY FEELS BURN IN FEDS' FITNE$$ SNUB - PODUNK DEPTS. RAKE IN 'SECURITY' CASH
February 13, 2006 | 5:00am'FOR THE SIZE OF OUR DEPARTMENT AND THE POPULATION, YOU WON'T FIND NICER EQUIPMENT.' - TRACEY MILLER, DUNDEE FIRE CHIEF WASHINGTON - Small-town fire departments across New York state have...
BLUNDER-BUSS - CHENEY ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS PAL
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney caused collateral damage Saturday when he fired at some quail at a south Texas ranch - and accidentally shot and injured a member of...
VICTIM EARNED RESPECT AS REPUBLICAN MAVERICK
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amThe man Dick Cheney shot in a hunting accident is a tough, extremely principled Texas lawyer who will "stand his ground" when he believes in something, a pal said yesterday....
A COLD DAY IN HELL - NYERS' TRUE TALES
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amThe storm that battered the Big Apple caught many New Yorkers by surprise, but none more than Micki Vega, who was as unprepared for the city's worst storm as anyone...
$420M LOTTERY PRIZES
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amThe Mega Millions and Powerball lottery jackpots have reached a total of $420 million - believed to be the highest combined tally of the games since they began operating. No...
CITY SUFFERS A SNOW BLOW - * RECORD 26.9 INCHES BURY APPLE * HAVOC ON AREA'S TRANSPORTATION
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amWe were blown away. The Great Whiteout of '06 - the biggest, boldest, baddest snowstorm ever to bombard the city - dumped 26.9 inches of the white stuff on the...
LUNCH '$ACK' PROBE - QNS. PRINCIPAL EYED
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amSometimes it's not just the school bully who steals children's lunch money. The Office of Special Investigations for city schools is probing allegations that Shango Blake, principal of IS 109...
TIMES SQ. SHOCKER - 4 JOLTED BY BOX VOLTAGE
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amA teenage model and her sister, in town for Fashion Week, were among four people who suffered electric shocks when they stepped on a snow-covered service box yesterday in Times...
THE STUD-FATHER - SIXTH BABY PROVES THE FAMILY'S STILL GROWING GOTTIS
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amJohn "Junior" Gotti says he's through with the mob - but his wife is in the family way again. In an exclusive interview with The Post, the son of the...
LAME 'PANTHER' LIMP$ TO THE TOP
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amPeter Sellers is likely rolling in his grave after the poorly reviewed remake of the comedy classic "The Pink Panther," starring Steve Martin and Beyoncé, leaped to the top of...
CELL-CAMERA 'PERV' AT CBS
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amA CBS electrician was arrested yesterday for snapping a picture of a female employee inside a women's restroom at the network's broadcast center in Manhattan, police said. The unidentified woman...
CONDI COUNTERS HILL'S OSAMA JAB
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amWASHINGTON - Condoleezza Rice yesterday became the latest administration official to fire back at Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, who last week ridiculed the White House's failure to nab Osama bin...
MIKE, KELLY AT SHOT BX. COP'S WAKE
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amMayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly were among those who braved yesterday's storm to be at the wake of fallen Officer Eric Hernandez. It was the second day friends,...
CENTRAL PK. GANG ATTACK
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amA 61-year-old man was viciously attacked in Central Park yesterday by a gang of thugs who snatched his $500 digital camera, police said. Chuangang Zhao, 61, of East Harlem, was...
WIRETAP BACKS UP GRETZKY'S BET STORY
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amHockey great Wayne Gretzky had no knowledge of his wife placing big wagers with a gambling ring allegedly run by his assistant coach until cops told him about it last...
PET-PEEVED MA SUES OVER 'FERRET ATTACK'
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amMaybe city health officials weren't barking up the wrong tree when they banned ferrets. Seven years after a much-publicized fight over the animals, a Bronx mother has filed suit against...
ED. BIGS SAY: NO ESCAPE - NIX KIDS' TRANSFERS
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amA lack of space in good city public schools forced the Department of Education to turn down mid-year transfer pleas from 1,087 students stuck in failing schools - including 205...
EATERIES OFF THE HOOK - CHINATOWN TRADITION OK'D
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amIn a rare move to relax the Health Code, city officials are planning to withdraw the requirement that cooked meats hanging in Chinatown restaurants be kept above 140 degrees or...
FOUR ZAPPED IN TIMES SQ.
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amA teenage model and her sister in town for Fashion Week were among four people who suffered electric shocks when they stepped on a snow-covered service box yesterday in Times...
JEN THE JILTER & FIANCÉ'S NEW LIFE - RUNAWAY BRIDE'S FRESH START IN POSH NABE
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amDACULA, Ga. - She has a palatial new home, a new job and a new life. But runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks doesn't have a wedding ring - even though she...
FIGURING BEST WAY OUT WAS PURE GOLD
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amTURIN - New injury or old, whether Michelle Kwan did the right thing or the only thing she could, justice has been done - Emily Hughes is a true Olympian....
KWAN'S GONE & EMILY'S ON - L.I. DARLING TURIN-BOUND
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amA teary-eyed Michelle Kwan dropped out of the Olympics due to injury yesterday, paving the way for Long Island's own Emily Hughes to take her place in Turin. The 25-year-old...
'$TINK PANTHER' - CRITICAL BOMB NO. 1 WITH FANS
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amPeter Sellers is likely rolling in his grave after the poorly reviewed remake of the comedy classic "The Pink Panther," starring Steve Martin and Beyoncé, leaped to the top of...
HOCKEY SCANDAL COP LINKED TO SUICIDE
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amThe Jersey state trooper who was suspended in the betting scandal that's enveloped hockey great Wayne Gretzky and his wife is being eyed in another controversy, sources said. Sgt. Mark...
CITY SUFFERS A SNOW BLOW - * RECORD 26.9 INS. BURIES APPLE * HAVOC ON AREA'S TRANSPORTATION
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amWe were blown away. The Great Whiteout of '06 - the biggest, boldest, baddest snowstorm ever to bombard the city - dumped 26.9 inches of the white stuff on the...
SINKING FEELING - KNICKS (14-36) HIT 50-GAME LOW POINT
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amRockets 90 - Knicks 83 HOUSTON - After 50 games of futility, the Knicks have done what no other team in franchise history has done. After losing to the Rockets,...
JUST TURIN IT OFF
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amDURING their Winter Olympics coverage, NBC and its cable networks constantly remind us they will air 418 hours from Turin. We are not sure we can take another minute. If...
WHERE'S THE ACHILLES HEEL?
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amHow good is Achilles of Troy, who followed a 14-length romp in the Jan. 7 Count Fleet Stakes with a 43/4-length tour-de-force in Saturday's Whirlaway at the Big A? Not...
IRISH FIGHT ON SANS LEBRON
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amMarcus Johnson was a freshman when he watched his St. Vincent-St. Mary teammate LeBron James erupt for 52 points against national powerhouse Westchester (Calif.) at the PrimeTime Shootout in Trenton,...
TIME FOR BETTMAN TO BAN GAMBLING
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amMAYBE someone from the NHL office will be able to explain why Gary Bettman isn't pressing for an immediate amendment to the league by-laws and constitution that would prohibit players,...
GAMES CAN'T GET EASIER FOR ICE WOMEN
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amTURIN, Italy - Two games in, and already in the semifinals is good work if you can get it. And one can, in the world of women's Olympic hockey. "It...
FIRST RACE BODES ILL FOR BODE
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amSASTRIERE, Italy - Bad boy skier Bode Miller went bust in his first race here yesterday. The magazine cover boy finished fifth in the men's downhill, failing to overcome a...
GOLDEN BOYS LOSE LUSTER - OHNO! APOLO SLIPS IN 1,500 SEMIS
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amTURIN, Italy - Apolo Anton Ohno and the Olympics remain a troubling mix. The short track speed skater found trouble again last night in his first event at the Turin...
MCCROSKEY OUT OF DOGHOUSE
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amA younger, less-experienced coach wouldn't have known how to handle Louie McCroskey's outburst a week ago Wednesday. But Syracuse's Jim Boeheim has seen it all in 29 seasons, so he...
'FLYING TOMATO' A HALFPIPE HERO
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amTurin 2006 Notebook TURIN, Italy - While the rest of America's stars stunk up Europe yesterday, snowboarding star Shaun White lived up to his billing. The 19-year-old won the gold...
MET TIX ON SALE FEB. 26
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amIn two weeks, Mets fans will be able to buy single-game tickets for 2006. Individual-home game ticket purchases will be available at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26, via the...
MANGINI ADDS PAIR
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amJets' head coach Eric Mangini continued to add to his staff of assistants yesterday, agreeing to terms with former NFL linebacker Bryan Cox and University of Michigan defensive coordinator Jim...
RED STORM FADING FAST - LOSING STREAK HITS SIX
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amSyracuse 75 - St. John's 60 St. John's coach Norm Roberts walked into the team's locker room in the Garden yesterday after a 75-60 drubbing at the hands of Syracuse...
SNOW-STOPPING RUTGERS
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amRutgers 91 - Marquette 84 PISCATAWAY - Rutgers coach Gary Waters didn't show up for his team's game against Marquette yesterday at the snowbound RAC, but his Scarlet Knights sure...
NETS BOUNCE BACK
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amNets 94 - Bucks 79 It was a night when the Big Three were big but not huge for the Nets. It was a night when Nenad Krstic was ejected...
KRSTIC CRIES FOUL OVER HIS EJECTION
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amNET NOTES Nenad Krstic still doesn't know exactly what happened. Krstic was ejected right at the end of the first half of last night's 94-79 victory over the Bucks. Ref...
BROWN'S PRAISE SHOCKS CURRY
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amHOUSTON - Knicks struggling center Eddy Curry admits to being "stunned" Larry Brown called him the team's franchise player Saturday. It's unusual for Brown to use positive reinforcement to motivate...
SINKING FEELING - KNICKS (14-36) HIT LOW POINT AFTER 50 GAMES
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amRockets 90 - Knicks 83 HOUSTON - After 50 games of futility, the Knicks have done what no other team in franchise history has done before. After losing to the...
KNICK MORALE AT ROCK BOTTOM
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES HOUSTON - Larry Brown admitted morale is at its lowest among his players as the Knicks braced last night for their worst 50-game start in their history before...
EDDY'S THE MAN - BROWN: CURRY'S KNICK 'FRANCHISE'
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amHOUSTON - Knicks struggling center Eddy Curry admits to being "stunned" Larry Brown called him the team's franchise player Saturday. It's unusual for Brown to use positive reinforcement to motivate...
BUMMED-OUT BROWN NEEDS A BREAK
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amKNICK NOTES HOUSTON - Larry Brown will be far, far away from Houston's Toyota Center next Sunday when the All-Star Game will be played. "I'm looking for an isolation booth,"...
BROWN'S BLUES - FIRST HALF-SEASON HERE HAS BEEN BIG DOWNER
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amHOUSTON - Larry Brown will be far, far away from Houston's Toyota Center next Sunday when the All-Star Game will be played. "I'm looking for an isolation booth," Brown said,...
'NEW' SASHA READY TO MAKE MARK
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amTURIN, Italy - Michelle Kwan is too hurt to skate and by Vancouver in 2010 probably will be too old. So just as it presumably now becomes Sasha Cohen's turn,...
FRANK PUTS NETS IN BOUNCE-BACK MODE
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amThe last time the Nets had a positive streak end, the good stretch didn't just end. It withered, died, eroded and turned to dust. After winning 10 games in a...
BIG CLIFF GARNERS A '10' FOR HIS PLAY
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amNET NOTES Mark Jackson walked up to Cliff Robinson, extended his hand and said congratulations. Then Jackson, the former Knicks guard and current Nets TV analyst, couldn't resist taking a...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
February 13, 2006 | 5:00amHundreds of soles washed up on the beaches of the Dutch island of Terschelling - not the edible kind but the wearable kind. Thousands of new shoes appeared after a...